The Dreamcast Junkyard DreamPod

Start your engines and hit Tokyo's Shuto Expressway with the DreamPod crew in this brand new episode of the DreamPod! Hosts Brian, Harvey, and Mike R are joined by our friend —and YouTuber— Lemon to dive deep into Genki's cult-classic Dreamcast racing titles Tokyo Xtreme Racer and Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 — which were released as Tokyo Highway Challenge in Europe. 

We explore the unique RPG racing mechanics, stunning visuals a...

In this episode of the DreamPod, hosts Brian and Lewis are joined by a very special guest: Mike Arkin. With over three decades of experience in the video game industry, Mike has worked for the likes of Acclaim, Fox Interactive, and Activision. Most notably for us, he served as an executive producer at Crave Entertainment, the publisher behind some of the most unique and unforgettable titles on the Sega Dreamcast. Mike shares a trea...

A decade of DreamPod? Who would've thought? Well, apparently not us, because we completely missed the fact that April the 11th marked ten years since the introductory episode of this very podcast —episode 0— first went live! Thankfully, a kind listener on Twitter gave us a much-needed reminder of this major milestone.

To celebrate, Dreamcast Junkyard and DreamPod founder Tom Charnock joins Lewis for a special retrospective epis...

We’ve all seen those lists floating around the internet that count down the greatest Dreamcast games (we’ve even got a few of our own!), but what were the titles that truly captured the attention of Dreamcast owners back in the day? Andrew, Tom, Kev, and Lewis dive into three sets of sales charts —from the UK, North America, and Japan— to find out which Dreamcast games consumers were spending their hard-earned cash on at the turn o...

Lewis and Lozz are joined by Ross Kilgariff and Cypress, the organisers of the Dream Disc '24 Dreamcast game jam that took place at the tail end of last year. Also joining is friend of the show and Dream Disc '24 judge, Derek Pascarella.

The Dream Disc '24 game jam was created with the aim of uniting the talented developers of the Dreamcast homebrew scene behind the shared challenge of developing new software for the ...

With Dreamcast homebrew development tools advancing at an astonishing rate, brand new fan-made ports for the Dreamcast truly are the star of the show in the first DreamPod of 2025. Join Jaz, Lewis, Lozz, Harvey and Tom as they discuss the most exciting new Dreamcast ports, some crazy unreleased ports of Shenmue to other systems, as well as the latest releases from the indie and fan translation scenes.

Topics:

• Dream Disc...

The Dreamcast has its very own Holiday classic, and it's called Blue Stinger. Regulars Brian, Harvey and Lewis are joined by friend of the Junkyard Dominic (Dreamcast Enjoyer on YouTube), to talk all about this misunderstood (and absolutely nuts) Dreamcast launch title that features crazy weapons found in vending machines, an acid trip of a Christmas department store, and Dogs Bower.

As a gift to our incredible list...

Your hosts Lewis, Harvey and Lozz are here to catch you up on the latest and greatest in SEGA Dreamcast news! As we quickly approach December, the temperature may be quickly dropping like Eliot running around a freezer in Blue Stinger, but everything in this brand new Dreamcast is hot off the press.

News discussed:

• DCJY Patreon
• DCJY new merch
• Dream Disc '24
• Capcom Fighting Collection 2
• Soul Reaver remasters
• Retro Fighte...

It's Halloween once again, and the DreamPod is coming out in full force with some terrifying takes as they resurrect a beloved format - this is Heaven and Hell, Part 3, complete with a brand new spooky subtitle of "Dreamy or Screamy?"

If you haven't heard the first and second Heaven and Hell episodes from 2020, it's a format where our panel each pick a game they consider their idea of Dreamcast hea...

This episode was as inevitable as a blue Dreamcast case with its hinges broken off. Of course the Junkyard was going to record an episode to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the SEGA Dreamcast's October 14th 1999 launch in PAL regions! Blue swirl for life, mate.

In fact, celebrating this occasion was so important that we even managed to convince Junkyard founder Tom Charnock to emerge from his coffin and host the da...

It's been 25 years since that iconic date of 9.9.99 - the North American launch of SEGA's final home console, the Dreamcast. Regular hosts Brian and Lewis are joined by special guests Derek Alexander (of the excellent Stop Skeletons from Fighting YouTube channel), and Brian's fiancé Katie, to hear them recount their earliest memories of owning the Dreamcast, and which games stood out to them the most. Also making an ...

As summer turns to fall, Dreamcast still remains the fairest console of them all. Not sure why we started this description with some weird fairy tale incantation, but magic is definitely in the air for our favourite SEGA console, and we have a lot of Dreamcast news to catch you up on! From new indies, to translations, to an abundance of homebrew ports - including the incredibly exciting news of a Grand Theft Auto 3 port - listen in...

You are now dialled in to a brand new DreamPod special on the Dreamcast's ultimate multiplayer killer app: Phantasy Star Online, or - in Lozz's words - "the greatest f***ing game in the world. Period." Back in 2001, PSO broke new ground by bringing an online RPG experience to console, but did you know that you can still play PSO online on your Dreamcast in 2024?

Assembled in The Dreamcast Junkyard lobby...

Lewis is joined by Harvey (aka Pizza Hotline), Mike Rogers (aka MikeRox) and Derek Pascarella to round-up all the Dreamcast hardware and software developments that have been happening in the last few months.  Listen in as 3/4s of the panel get handheld through technical discussions, and tales are told about smoking Hello Kitty Dreamcasts, fantasy creature uncles, and fresh-faced Beatles tribute acts.

News discussed:

• Replacement V...

In the most exciting crossover since Jay-Z and Linkin Park did Collision Course, Brian and Lewis are joined by two stalwarts of both the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast community: SaturnDave and Patrick (TraynoCo) of SEGA SATURN, SHIRO!

SHIRO! originally started in 2017 as a podcast dedicated to the Saturn, but has since grown into a website, YouTube channel and community dedicated to spreading the love of Sega's misunders...

At the beginning of the year, we put the call out to the community to vote for their favourite indie releases for the Sega Dreamcast, and, as always, you have all responded in a big way, with more than double the amount of participants than the last time we did this vote way back in 2016. Well, we've now counted up all your votes, and can finally reveal the results of the 2024 Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games poll! Listen as Mike ...

In the first DreamPod episode of 2024, James, Lozz and Lewis are joined by brand new Junkyarder Harvey (aka Pizza Hotline) to bring you a roundup of the most exciting things coming out of the Dreamcast scene!

News discussed:

• New Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi games 
• Octopus Dreamcast Compatible Arcade Fight Stick
• Retro Fighters StrikerDC wireless controller
• Fan-made Dreamcast mini
• Woody Woodpecker Racing prototype
• Metal Gear Solid 2 pro...

On this episode, Kev and Lewis are joined by Nick Thorpe - the features editor for the excellent Retro Gamer magazine - to chat all about his career and the brand new issue 254, a Dreamcast special of the mag that releases today on the 21st of December. They also dig deep into Nick's passion for the Dreamcast, meeting the likes of Yu Suzuki, Yuji Naka and Kenji Kanno, and take a trip down memory lane as he recalls his earlier ...

Put on your favourite ugly Christmas sweater, grab a glass of mulled wine, and join us for this year's festive DreamPod episode! On this one we are joined by our pal Patrick Traynor of the awesome Sega Saturn, SHIRO! to talk all about Dreamcast Christmas memories and traditions. We also share your excellent submissions for our request to send in Dreamcast-themed crackers, carols and stories... all topped off with one of James&...